Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Caribbean, Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
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Types
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Amaryllis
Number of Varieties
190
0
40000
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Habitat
Boggy areas, Near ponds
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-128-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
182.88 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.44 cm30.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sienna, Chocolate
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site
Deer resistant
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require regular watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut limbs, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Apply N-P-K
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Deer resistant
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
-
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Skin rash
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, Astringent, Burns, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Galactogogue, Haemostatic, Miscellany, Refrigerant, Sedative, Tonic, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Fibre, For making oil, used for weaving hats, Used in biomass, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
TYPHA latifolia
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'
Common Name
Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum
In Hindi
Broadleaf Cattail
HIPPEASTRUM
In German
Laub- Cattail
HIPPEASTRUM
In French
broadleaf Cattail
HIPPEASTRUM
In Spanish
Espadaña de hoja ancha
Hippeastrum
In Greek
πλατύφυλλων Cattail
Hippeastrum
In Portuguese
broadleaf Tifa
HIPPEASTRUM
In Polish
Broadleaf Cattail
Hippeastrum
In Latin
broadleaf Cattail
Hippeastrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Typhales
Asparagales
Family
Typhaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Typha
Amaryllis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Pitcairnioideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
3090
1
27800
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